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I have been “working from home” since Monday, March 16. We’ve been told that school will resume on April 15. The reality of that is still uncertain. I will begin online instruction on March 30. When we left school, for what might be the last time of the year, on March 13, we were less … Continue reading March 24, 2020

I’ve been trying to think about what to write about COVID-19. I have felt very overwhelmed and also very uninspired. I know that this is a nationwide problem, and any complaining I do is just silly. I have my health, I have my job, I have a house and food/supplies. My husband has a job … Continue reading March 23, 2020

I decided to take my recent love for bracelet making, and do something positive with it. I ordered orange beads and made a bracelet for my friend Abbey Clements. She was a teacher at Sandy Hook, and has been at the core of my support system since we met. I wanted to give her something … Continue reading February 16, 2020

The lead-up to today has been terrible. I’ve been very anxious and unsure about what the day would be like. I started out by having breakfast with my brother. From there, I went to Eagles’ Haven for a meditation class. It wasn’t what I expected. I figured we’d lie down for an hour. We began … Continue reading February 14, 2020

Today was MUCH better than yesterday. My hallway-mates and I decided to have a dance party between classes. We danced to Cupid Shuffle, Wobble, Electric Slide and ChaCha Slide. Some kids joined in. Some kids took videos. We needed something to help lighten the mood this week. We’ll be back at it again tomorrow. After … Continue reading February 11, 2020

Today started out as a difficult day. I woke up after having had a very poor night’s sleep. I took a shower and started getting ready for work. A group of the 2018 MSD faculty/staff decided to wear our #MSDStrong shirts today. I woke up my husband and we started talking. As we talked, I … Continue reading February 10, 2020

The past few days have been very trying for me. After the Code Yellow we had on Friday, I was shaken and just off for the rest of the evening. I had difficulty falling asleep. The weekend was nice and relaxing. There was a Code Yellow again on Monday during my planning period. I had … Continue reading January 28, 2020

We went to Wynwood Walls in Miami today. It’s been there for ten years, and we’ve never been. The kids had no dance/hockey and the weather was perfect, so we decided to take advantage of the gorgeous afternoon. We got to there around 2p. There is so much to see outside of the area itself. … Continue reading January 26, 2020

There was a Code Yellow at school today. It wasn’t a drill. I had students with me at the time, and we all went into survival mode. It was during the last period of the day. That’s when I have senior English, just like I did on 2/14. I kept the room quiet, and followed … Continue reading January 24, 2020

One of the things I love about being off from school is being able to go to classes at Eagles’ Haven that I can’t always get to. November 29 The class my daughter & I went to in the morning was making mosaic picture frames. This green one was one of the two I made. … Continue reading November 29-30, 2019